Iraqi provincial elections: Baghdad

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A man sports an inky finger as he casts his ballot in the capital. In Baghdad's Adhamiya district, some said typical Sunni names, such as Umar, Uthman and Abu Bakr had been deleted from the rolls by Shiite officials. Others said they had been assigned distant polling stations.

A man sports an inky finger as he casts his ballot in the capital. In Baghdad's Adhamiya district, some said typical Sunni names, such as Umar, Uthman and Abu Bakr had been deleted from the rolls by Shiite officials. Others said they had been assigned distant polling stations. (Chris Hondros, Getty Images)

A man sports an inky finger as he casts his ballot in the capital. In Baghdad's Adhamiya district, some said typical Sunni names, such as Umar, Uthman and Abu Bakr had been deleted from the rolls by Shiite officials. Others said they had been assigned distant polling stations.